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Scientists find evidence of alien Tupperware
Aliens don't want to annihilate our planet. They just want to keep their leftovers fresh.
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Ask Umbra: What’s the greenest way to dispose of dog poop?
A readers wonders what to do with dog doo-doo. Umbra gives him the full list of do's and don'ts.
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Dr. Bronner’s soapbox: Working GMO labels into a lather
The verbose soap favored by clean hippies everywhere takes a stand for Washington state's proposition 522.
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The Price is Wrong
[A short excerpt from the following was previously published on the “Triple Crisis” blog of Dollars & Sense magazine] For United States climate activists to succeed, they must demand serious government spending on energy efficiency and renewables – spending comparable to the current war budget. Calling for hundreds of billions in annual green public investment has […]
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Modern-day Ben Franklins manage to charge a cellphone using lightning
This is the most metal way to charge a cellphone.
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Why Congress Reminds Me of NASCAR
NASCAR and Congress have much in common. They both go round and round in circles burning up vast amounts of resources without ever really going anywhere. Both are driven by big-monied sponsors although only the racing companies are transparent about who those sponsors are. NASCAR is implementing a host of green measures to try to […]
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In Silicon Valley hub, new homes must be wired for electric cars
Palo Alto will update its building codes, requiring all new homes to be prepped for electric vehicle chargers.
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This couple has been biking around the world for five years and 60,000 miles
They've been to 84 countries, and they just keep going.
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U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 11 Percent Since 2007
By Emily E. Adams Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels in the United States peaked at more than 1.6 billion tons of carbon in 2007. Since then they have fallen 11 percent, dropping to over 1.4 billion tons in 2013, according to estimates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Emissions shrank rapidly during the […]
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Kiribati climate refugees fighting to stay in New Zealand
A couple's homeland is being lost beneath rising seas. Does New Zealand have any obligation to give them asylum?
